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Germany reports its first case of monkeypox in a child

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Germany reports its first case of monkeypox in a child

It may be Germany's first case but evidence from other countries shows monkeypox can be worse for children than adults. And there's lots more we don't know. Germany's health authority, the Robert Koch Institute, has reported the country's first case of monkeypox in a child (August 9, 2022). The RKI says the case was detected in a 4-year-old girl living in a household with two infected adults in Pforzheim, a city in Germany's southwestern federal state of Baden-Württemberg. The child was tested for monkeypox after a close contact in the household had fallen ill with it. Baden-Württemberg's health ministry told DW that the child had had no close contacts outside the home and had not exhibited any symptoms.
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